[AstroNet] 100 Hours of Astronomy project kicks off! (iau0904)

[Maciej Soltynski]

10 February 2009, Paris: The International Year of Astronomy 2009 
(IYA2009) is about to reach new heights as the Global Cornerstone 
Project, 100 Hours of Astronomy, scheduled to take place from 2-5 April 
2009, ramps up. The project invites amateur astronomers, educators, 
professional astronomers, planetaria, science centres and more to 
arrange events around the world during this 4-day period and to 
publicise them now on the project website. For those wishing to visit 
the frontiers of astronomy from their home, a 24-hour webcast from the 
largest telescopes on the planet will take a unique look behind the 
scenes at state of the art research facilities.

Read more in News Release - iau0903 at
http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/release/iau0904/

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